To calculate: How many watts the human body consumes per second.
Concept introduction:
In cell
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Given data,
Human body contains =
Each cell ATP turnover = 109 ATP / 60sec
Hydrolysis of ATP yields = 50kJ / mole = 11.94k cal/ mole
1 watt = 1 joule/ sec and there are 4.18 joules/ calories
So,
Hence, human body consumes about 69.7 watt per second.
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